Chapter 1003
âSenior apprentice-brother Long Chen, please bring us along!â
Seeing Long Chen go directly toward that powerful eighth rank Magical Beasts, the other disciples were delighted . A maiden cutely begged for help .
That was the benefit of being a woman, especially the kind of woman that knew how to look pitiful .
âScram . â
Long Chenâs voice caused her expression to sink, as well as everyone elseâs expressions . She began to cry . âSenior apprentice-brother Long Chen, youâŠâ
âWhat are you all waiting for? Hurry and follow,â said one of the Dragonblood warriors .
Only then did everyone realize Long Chen had already arrived at the terrifying Xuan Turtle . His shout caused it to immediately flee to the side .
Not only that, it retreated into its shell, not daring to move . People were shocked to find that it was even trembling in fear .
Only then did they realize Long Chenâs shout hadnât been toward them . They were ecstatic and they all hastily followed .
Seeing Long Chen terrify an eighth rank Magical Beast with just a shout, they were all full of reverence for him . Even Wei Changhai and Zhao Ziyan had been forced to bind the Xuan Turtle to pass . What they didnât know was that although the Xuan Turtle was a Magical Beast, its intelligence was comparatively higher than other Magical Beasts of the same rank . It knew what people it could bully and what people it couldnât .
Long Chen had sent Wei Changhai flying twice with slaps to the face . Although it didnât quite understand what had happened, it could tell who was stronger .
It couldnât even stop Wei Changhai, so there was no point in trying to stop Long Chen . Furthermore, Long Chen had something that terrified it greatly . It was this little intelligence that saved its life now .
As Long Chen walked by, the others quickly followed . As he advanced, more Magical Beasts appeared to block his path . Sometimes, he would just give them a shout and they would obediently get out of the way, but some blind fellows refused . Due to that, they were killed by him .
Everyone was shocked to see terrifying eighth rank Magical Beasts being killed with just a single punch from Long Chen . Those eighth rank Magical Beasts didnât have the slightest ability to resist .
The Dragonblood warriors behind him were indifferent to this . They had long since grown accustomed, which made everyone else feel like they were monsters as well .
Long Chenâs display now completely toppled their preconception that the Eastern Wasteland was the weakest of the four regions .
In previous generations, the Eastern Wastelandâs people were nothing more than extras joining in on the fun .
But now they learned what domineering was . As Long Chen advanced, his footsteps didnât pause once . They all cheered inside, because Long Chen brought them through dozens of passes . With the Magical Beasts growing stronger and stronger, there were also more and more people stuck at them .
However, all those blockades were nothing to Long Chen . A shout drove many away, and those that didnât flee were killed with one punch .
As they advanced, they came to realize the terrain of this region . This was a funnel .
In the beginning, there were many more entrances, but after a couple of passes, the disciples began to gather in larger groups . Toward the end, each pass had more and more disciples in front of it, with the Magical Beasts guarding the pass too strong for them to get by .
By now, there were tens of thousands of people following Long Chen .
Each time he got past a level, another group of people would join . Like a rolling snowball, the number of people rapidly grew .
Within this group, Long Chen saw many people who had once looked down upon the Eastern Wasteland . They had once insulted his people, but he didnât feel proper excluding them from the group, so he just acted like he didnât see them .
More Dragonblood warriors also appeared . Now, he had over thirty of them by his side .
Finally, he encountered a terrifying late eighth rank Magical Beast called the Darkwing Tiger . It possessed an ancient bloodline, and had inherited a flying beastâs bloodline that gave it great speed .
Although it was also an eighth rank Magical Beast, it was much stronger than the previous ones . It was a perfect embodiment of the phrase âlike a tiger that has grown wingsâ . It was a combination of both speed and power .
But strangely, Long Chen didnât do anything against the Darkwing Tiger . Instead, he had the Dragonblood warriors go out . When everyone heard that, they all jumped in fright . The ordinary Dragonblood warriors were just rank three Celestials . Amongst them, their talent was only average .
âSenior apprentice-brother Long Chen, this is too dangerous,â said a beautiful woman who worshipped him .
âIt is precisely because it is dangerous that it has a meaning . If it wasnât dangerous, Iâd have already killed it,â said Long Chen .
â . . . ?â Everyone was stunned .
Looking at the lost expressions of these âelitesâ, he sighed inside . Being on different levels made communication difficult .
It was because the Darkwing Tiger was strong enough to threaten the Dragonblood warriorsâ lives that Long Chen had them deal with it .
A cultivator was like a blade . A blade wasnât born sharp . It needed constant tempering .
If a blade was set aside for too long, it would easily rust . It needed constant sharpening to stay in a battle-ready state . If you only went to sharpen it when your enemies came, it would be too late .
Although the previous Magical Beasts had been strong, they hadnât been strong enough to threaten them . Thus, Long Chen couldnât be bothered to waste his time until now . Now they had run into a suitable Magical Beast .
The Darkwing Tiger roared, and a huge claw slashed toward one of the Dragonblood warriors .
BOOM! The Dragonblood warrior was sent flying, vomiting blood . The Darkwing Tiger was incredibly powerful, and an ordinary rank three Celestial would be blown apart by its attack .
But by forcibly taking its attack, that Dragonblood warrior created an opening for the others . They charged forward, but they were blown back by its huge wings .
âThis is too unfair . The Darkwing Tiger can fly, while we canât go into the air,â said someone indignantly . They all thought of how sullen their own battles here had been . Because they were unable to fly, there were many moves they couldnât use or could only use with limited power .
Long Chen ignored them . He had encountered many unfair things, and if he got angry about every single one of them, heâd have long since died from anger .
âSenior apprentice-brother Long Chen, youâre a different kind of expert from the ones Iâve seen . Can you give us a few pointers?â asked a rank four Celestial respectfully . He had been thinking these words for a long time, and he finally summoned the courage to speak .
âYes, please tell us!â They now saw that these thirty-something Dragonblood warriors were able to fight evenly against the powerful Darkwing Tiger . The power they unleashed and their fierceness caused these disciplesâ hearts to tremble .
Most importantly, their talent wasnât particularly high, but their combat power was miles ahead of them . They made all these disciples turn to look at the one they called boss . They didnât conceal their worship and respect for this figure at all .
Long Chen frowned slightly . He didnât want to reply to such a childish question, but seeing so many people expectantly looking at him, he said, âThe reason they are strong is because they had no choice but to be strong . If they were weaker, theyâd have died . Unlike for you, life is like a merciless whip striking right behind us . If even one of our steps is too slow, our flesh will be lacerated and we might even die . We had no one to shield the rain for us, so we needed to run as fast as we could . You had backers to rely on, while we could only rely on ourselves . â
âSo profoundâŠâ muttered a disciple .
Long Chen almost coughed up blood . He had explained it so simply, but it was still profound? Did they even have a brain?
âSenior apprentice-brother, are you saying that experts are forced to become experts? Youâre saying our parents and seniors spoiled us and made things too easy for us?â asked someone who understood .
âSenior apprentice-brother Long Chen, what should we do?â
âIf you want to become stronger, you have to be prepared to lose your life at any time . If youâre afraid of death, then give up on that dream . You might as well return home and continue your peaceful life,â said Long Chen .
âI want to get stronger,â said a disciple with a determined expression .
âThen let me ask you, why do you want to get stronger?â asked Long Chen, looking at that person .
âIâŠâ
âIf you donât even know why you have to get stronger, then when youâre forced to the brink of death, your determination will instantly crumble . Terror will strike your heart . You donât become an expert by talking about it . If you want to get strong, first look for a dependable reason, and turn that reason into your conviction . Only then can you become a true expert . Otherwise, no matter how high your cultivation base, how amazing your talent, how powerful you become, youâll be nothing more than a paper tiger . When pushed to desperate straits, youâll instantly crumble,â said Long Chen .
âThen senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, what is your reason for becoming stronger?â
âMe? My reason for becoming stronger is them . â Long Chen pointed with his head . Everyone looked in that direction to see the Dragonblood warriors fiercely fighting .
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